Hi! I recently discovered a couple eco-friendly apps to try out. But, I’m also wondering if there are any eco-friendly social networks out there? I haven’t had much luck in my search, maybe people here have heard something? Here are the apps I discovered:
Ecosia: Eco-friendly search engine. It’s very well known. Everytime you search, you plant trees and in the app you can see how many trees you plant.
OceanHero: Similar concept to Ecosia. Eco-friendly search engine/browser on android. The search engine pays groups to clean up trash in the ocean.
Ailuna: Eco-friendly app that gives you tips to be more eco friendly and you can meet up with other people and join eco-friendly groups.
Earth Hero: Similar to Ailuna. You get points for every eco-friendly task you do. It gives you suggestions to be more eco-friendly and you get points when you complete a task
Last one is Earth5R: From what I gather, it’s a eco-friendly social network, you can sign up for eco-friendly jobs and the like.
Give them a try and share them with family and friends.
I will be using metal straws and a thermos today when I get my coffee.
It’s ad money
To elaborate - Ecosia is basically just a frontend for Bing. They split the revenue from advertisements with Bing, and donate a portion of their share to a variety is charities to support tree planting initiatives
https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-financial-reports-tree-planting-receipts/
It looks like the most recent month’s revenue split was low on trees (16.6%), but looking back at previous months they tend to average in the 25% to projects range. I wouldn’t be surprised if the increase in March advertising spending was all Earth Month related.
If you don’t mind Bing, and you don’t mind ads, Ecosia is a fantastic way to make a little impact every day with something you’d be doing anyways. If you do mind those things, then consider donating to one or more of the charities Ecosia supports, because at minimum they have a better project vetting budget than I do.
Won’t work for me. I don’t do ads